Simon 2 won´t start anymore

Nagra · Post by **Nagra** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:27 pm

I am using version 1.6.0 on a mac with OS 10.6.8.
Recently I noticed, that Simon 2 (german, CD) comes up with an error message.

Months ago, perhaps with an older version of ScummVM, the game started and everything was ok with it.

I already deleted and re-added the game but no change...

Any ideas?

Regards
Jo

Raziel · Post by **Raziel** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:29 pm

Recopy the game files and try again

Nagra · Post by **Nagra** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:20 pm

Thanks for the quick reply.
I forgot to mention, that I did that as well - no change.

LordHoto · Post by **LordHoto** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:36 pm

Nagra wrote:Thanks for the quick reply.
I forgot to mention, that I did that as well - no change.

It looks like you're still missing the gsptr30 file. Please make sure you copy over all files listed here.

Nagra · Post by **Nagra** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:50 pm

I made another screenshot.

Post by **Strangerke** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:05 pm

I can see the missing file on your screenshot...

Post by **eriktorbjorn** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:53 am

Strangerke wrote:I can see the missing file on your screenshot...

Though it's called "gsptr30." instead of "gsptr30". That seems to cause problems, at least with the English version I have. Same thing with "tbllist." instead of "tbllist". (Didn't ScummVM use to handle that case before?)

Nagra · Post by **Nagra** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:48 am

eriktorbjorn wrote:
Strangerke wrote:I can see the missing file on your screenshot...
Though it's called "gsptr30." instead of "gsptr30". That seems to cause problems, at least with the English version I have. Same thing with "tbllist." instead of "tbllist". (Didn't ScummVM use to handle that case before?)

Got it! Problem solved!
I had to remove the two dots from both gsptr30 AND tbllist - the game is working now... again.

LordHoto · Post by **LordHoto** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:26 pm

eriktorbjorn wrote:
Strangerke wrote:I can see the missing file on your screenshot...
Though it's called "gsptr30." instead of "gsptr30". That seems to cause problems, at least with the English version I have. Same thing with "tbllist." instead of "tbllist". (Didn't ScummVM use to handle that case before?)

I had that feeling it did...

Post by **digitall** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:43 pm

I did a bisection on this as my English CD version has these trailing dots.

This was broken by this commit:
commit 5346ac18b7e33a603aa2743fa57f430d96cdbc33
Author: Travis Howell <kirben@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Sun Aug 28 00:40:55 2011 +1000

AGOS: Integrate InstallShield support.

The installshield support changed the resource code such that it bypassed the workaround in Common::File::open(). :/

Post by **digitall** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:42 am

Nagra: Please feel free to open an official bug for this on our bug tracker here:
http://sourceforge.net/p/scummvm/bugs/